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Simba780 karma

...why not ride a bike? Or walk? Neither of those things will take you anywhere near as long.

Maybe OP meant 100+? That seems more reasonable.

EDIT: It has been expressed that no walking/bike riding because

  • No infrastructure: You will die
  • Horrible heat and smog: You will die
  • Unsavory neighborhoods: You will get robbed and then die

Simba775 karma

Jesus christ, are you trying to give 'im a 'eart attack?

Simba775 karma

I'm of big fan of trailers for comedies that have literally all of the jokes in them. Saves me from accidentally watching them.

Simba763 karma

The unfortunate side of that is the gentleman would be rather smaller in a freezer.

Simba734 karma

It's not rare, groups are more rare because it is usually inconsequential for most people if detected early enough. They'll have a slightly larger head, possibly a gap in the back of their skull, and have to get a shunt placed in infancy, then again in early childhood (they coil the drainage hose in the stomach to accommodate growth). That's it.

Some cases, especially home births, aren't caught before brain damage can occur, especially the more minor cases. Severe hydrocephalus presents as a very swollen head, usually before birth (poor mom!). But because the skull hasn't fused, there generally isn't brain damage. The more minor cases present symptoms a few months after birth, because the production of cerebrospinal fluid (csf) is not much faster than the rate at which it drains.

In the second case the skull has fused, and brain damage can occur. This is one of the many reasons it's important to check that your child is meeting their developmental milestones.